Millennials like socialism — until they get jobs

[carpro]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m-until-they-get-jobs/?utm_term=.330f006365b2


Millennials like socialism — until they get jobs


Millennials are the only age group in America in which a majority views socialism favorably. A national Reason-Rupe survey found that 53 percent of Americans under 30 have a favorable view of socialism compared with less than a third of those over 30. Moreover, Gallup has found that an astounding 69 percent of millennials say they’d be willing to vote for a “socialist” candidate for president — among their parents’ generation, only a third would do so. Indeed, national polls and exit polls reveal about 70 to 80 percent of young Democrats are casting their ballots for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who calls himself a “democratic socialist.”


Yet millennials tend to reject the actual definition of socialism — government ownership of the means of production, or government running businesses.

 

[just-want-peace]

Every HS grad should be forced to work for two years before even having the option of college. I have no doubts that seeing the rape of one’s paycheck would stimulate a different thinking process muy pronto!!

 

[carpro]

"The expanded social welfare state Sanders thinks the United States should adopt requires everyday people to pay considerably more in taxes. Yet millennials become averse to social welfare spending if they foot the bill. As they reach the threshold of earning $40,000 to $60,000 a year, the majority of millennials come to oppose income redistribution, including raising taxes to increase financial assistance to the poor"


Therein lies the key.

"Free stuff" appeals to them...until they have to pay for it for somebody else.

 

[RighteousnessTemperance&]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news...m-until-they-get-jobs/?utm_term=.330f006365b2

Millennials like socialism — until they get jobs

Millennials are the only age group in America in which a majority views socialism favorably. A national Reason-Rupe survey found that 53 percent of Americans under 30 have a favorable view of socialism compared with less than a third of those over 30. Moreover, Gallup has found that an astounding 69 percent of millennials say they’d be willing to vote for a “socialist” candidate for president — among their parents’ generation, only a third would do so. Indeed, national polls and exit polls reveal about 70 to 80 percent of young Democrats are casting their ballots for presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, who calls himself a “democratic socialist.”

Yet millennials tend to reject the actual definition of socialism — government ownership of the means of production, or government running businesses.

Why do they consider "socialism" at all? Because of the deception they are constantly fed.

The author ends with wanting debate, but by first ruling out all of the past and current socialist failures. Hmmm. No thanks. Those setting up "debates" like that want to avoid the truth and control the outcome. Much like atheists who approach the existence of God by first ruling out the supernatural.